He added, “We responded to reports of a bus vs bridge in south Birmingham, upon arrival a double decker bus had gone through a bridge, totally removing the upper deck and roof. Thankfully no customers were on board and the driver had no injuries.”

Witness Amy Tunney said in a Facebook post that the “bang was incredible.”

“It was incredibly lucky that the bus was empty as it could’ve resulted in a very serious or even fatal incident,” a spokeswoman from the West Midlands Ambulance Service said, MetroNews reported.

The bridge near Cadbury World has a warning sign for a 10-foot (3m) height limit.

The low bridge in Bournville, Birmingham during the day. (Screenshot via Google Maps)

A fire crew who was on the scene described the smash as: “Double decker v bridge. Bridge wins”

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